SARAH ON THE GO - AT 7:58 P.M. ET:  Next month will be Sarah Palin month.  Her book comes out, she'll be the rage of talk shows and the object of automatic ridicule.  She could write "Hamlet" and be laughed it.  (You can just hear Chris Matthews ridiculing a play about a Danish prince.  No tingle up his leg.)

Now the former governor is launching a political group, as The Wall Street Journal reports:

Sarah Palin fans can expect to see a new Palin political organization surface as her memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” hits the shelves next month.

“There will be an announcement about it coming up,” Palin associate Tim Crawford said Wednesday.

The New York Post reported this week that Palin’s new group will be called “Stand Up For Our Nation.” (News Corp. owns both the Post and The Wall Street Journal as well as HarperCollins Publishers, publisher of Palin’s book.) Crawford, who is treasurer of Palin’s existing political-action committee, SarahPAC, refused to provide any details about the new organization’s purpose or structure.

But Palin supporters say the former Alaska governor and last year’s GOP vice presidential nominee is eager to keep the public’s attention, even as she rakes in big earnings. “She wants to continue to be in a position to help causes dear to her heart and help people close to her,” said Fred Malek, a former fund-raiser for Sen. John McCain.

COMMENT:  I hope that Palin is spending a good chunk of time learning the details of the major issues.  You can be sure the usual suspects will be out in force next month, trying to trip her up.  If she beats them, we'll be cheering.  But she's got to beat them.

October 14, 2009